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explanation of what they saw he must leave to others. The: 
Secretary said that to Mr. Medley was due a very important. 
discovery, or re-discovery, of what he ventured to state had 
evidently been a long tumulus or barrow, now fallen in and much 
disturbed ; the shape of the rough ground forming the “bed” 
indicated its object, and the name given by the natives pointed to- 
some such use as a burial place. The large stones that remained 
were all Sarsens, and never grew on the spot, but had probably 
been brought from the Wiltshire Downs seen in the horizon. 
The upright stone at one end may have formed one of the circle 
surrounding the tumulus of which the others had been destroyed. 
The length of the mound or ridge running S.S.E. and N.N.W. 
measured 50ft., and the breadth at right angles 62ft., so that 
there was a space of some ],033 sq. yds., somewhat elevated above: 
the general level of the field, covered with stones more or less 
exposed. From a rough calculation, the number of Sarsens lying 
about was 22 or 23. Five of these were upright, three or four at. 
the E. end, and one large flat one at the W., measuring 3ft. Tin. 
in height ; breadth, 6ft. ; thickness, 2ft. 34in. The members after 
this set their faces homewards, some walking to Bath, others 
returning by the way they came, whilst others struck across the 
fields to Road Church, and followed the dreary main road to- 
Trowbridge, in time for the 4.55 train to Bath. 
Coming to the walks of the Club—on the morning of Feb. 26th, 
the members met at the Moore Museum, to hear the Rev. R. A. 
Cayley further explain his theory as to the original design of ne 
Bath Abbey, propounded in his paper on ‘“ Church Doorways,” 
read before the Club in December, 1888 ; and the following aré 
brief notes of his remarks :— 
~ The points to be noticed are especially the turrets at the E. 
end, which, by displacing the Norman arches over the windows. 
of the aisles from their proper position, show that they are co- 
temporary erections. These turrets are in a customary position 
if they flank the chord of the apse, but not if at the angle 
